CENSE Explosion Test Program. Report 2. CENSE 2, Explosions in Soil
Abstract
The objective of CENSE 2 was to study the effects of burst position on ground shock, stress, airblast, and cratering in soil (clayey silt). Nine tests were conducted using 300-pound spherical cast TNT explosive charges. Burst positions ranged from an elevated (airburst, noncratering) charge position of - 10.8 feet to burial at a depth of +10.8 feet. Apparent craters were measured on all tests. Surface airblast was measured on Events 1 through 6, but not on the buried events (Events 7 through 9). Near-surface (1.5-foot depth) vertical and horizontal ground motions were measured on Events 1 through 6. Stresses and ground motions were measured directly beneath the explosion on Events 1 through 6. No near-surface motions, stresses, or airblast were measured on Events 7 through 9. Instead, radial of stress and ground motion measurements were made at burst depth on these buried events. Data are presented in the form of time histories and amplitude-distance plots.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA050348
Entities
People
- James K. Ingram